siphoning gas...

[MitchFong]

Anyone have a good way to siphon gas out of a tank? i tried to then but i inhaled a mouth full of gas and coughed up blood.. a little scared but im a trooper and want/neeeed to go for a nice saturday afternoon drive on my little on ramp off ramp route. Anyways i was just wondering an easier way to do this and the first atempt was just awful and not worth it..

[DarkWing6]

a working water pump, a 12v battery, and some long hose

[DEV0 E30]

10+ feet of hose and syphon that way of sucking in then turning it down into a large few gallon bucket with a few more standing by depending on how much gas you had in the car.

If you inhale have one hand down a few feet away from the tip and you may be able to feel a little force and put it down in the bucket then.

^It's not even that technical, honestly.

Or use a pump.

[e30evolution]

compressed air.... blow it through the hose and pressurize the tank... then hold the hose below the tank.

[e30evolution]

works great if you have a lift and compressed air

[golde30]

mmMMmmMMmMmMm....gasoline....

[Rigmaster]

a working water pump, a 12v battery, and some long hose

I'd like to see how this works..... :)


















I imagine you're talking about a working FUEL pump, not water pump. This is what I use- the external pump from an early E30- it's got barbed hose fittings on each side, just put a length of hose on each one, and hook up to a 12v power source and it works great. I use an inline fuel filter too, just to help filter out any crud that might be picked up.


Bret.

[James Crivellone]

I'd like to see how this works..... :)



















I imagine you're talking about a working FUEL pump, not water pump. This is what I use- the external pump from an early E30- it's got barbed hose fittings on each side, just put a length of hose on each one, and hook up to a 12v power source and it works great. I use an inline fuel filter too, just to help filter out any crud that might be picked up.


Bret.

he means fuel pump obviously ;)





yeaaaaah..

[808BMW]

Hmm... I keep a 5gal gas container on the side so I dont have to siphon :P

[MitchFong]

Hmm... I keep a 5gal gas container on the side so I dont have to siphon :P

yea i was just taking gas from one car to another so i didnt have to go buy gas.. Anywyas i did it with a clear hose the second try, worked good enough.

[Mot]

Im so glad james posted that pic. We have video documentation on how to steal gas from an e30 using e30 parts haha.

[AndrewBird]

A clear hose is the only way to go when siphoning. It enables you to see when the gas starts flowing so you can get your mouth off the hose before the gas gets to you. Which is a good thing.

I've been siphoning gas since I was a kid. lol At least as young as age 5.

[equate975]

Ah that fuel pumps a good idea :) Im going to go pickup some fuel hose and suck the 87 out of my m3 and then just dump it in my 325i.